465
gun deaths in Minnesota, including
37
children and teens
(ages 0-19)
22%
Homicides comprised nearly 1/4 of gun deaths
75%
Suicides comprised 3/4 of gun deaths
88%
of gun death victims were male
8th
lowest gun death rate in the country in 2019

GUN DEATHS BY INTENT, 2019

In 2019, 465 Minnesotans died by gun violence. Suicides were 75% of the gun deaths and homicides were 22%.

Number of deaths

County Variations

Age-adjusted gun death rate per 100,000

  • 4.80 to 7.50
  • 7.51 to 10.21
  • 10.22 to 12.92
  • 12.93 to 15.77
  • Suppressed /
    Unreliable

Among the counties in Minnesota, Wadena County had the highest gun death rate, followed by Otter Tail County and Cass County.

Conversely, Kandiyohi County had the lowest gun death rate, followed by Rice County and Washington County.

FIREARM HOMICIDES

102
firearm homicides in 2019, including
11
children and teens
7th
lowest firearm homicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

Nearly 1/4 of gun deaths were homicides in 2019.

Homicide by Method

2/3 of homicides were committed with firearms in 2019.

FIREARM SUICIDES

350
firearm suicides in 2019, including
25
children and teens
11th
lowest firearm suicide rate in the U.S.

Gun Deaths by Intent

3/4 of gun deaths were suicides in 2019.

Suicide by Method

More than 2/5 of all suicides were by firearm in 2019.

RESOURCES

Additional Information

Notes

  • All rates listed are age-adjusted in order to allow for accurate comparisons between populations with different age distributions.
  • All data is from 2019, the most recent year of data available, unless otherwise indicated.
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, 1999-2019. Available: http://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.

Last updated February 2021